Family fiction and the fiction-of-ideas: these are the two competing concerns in Bellow's recent work. Here those seemingly contradictory roles-- the darkly comic memoirist, and the thorny essayist-- are on more rewarding display, occasionally even blending in a richly charming way. One story, "A Silver Dish," already much-anthologized and much-acclaimed, is the memoirist/ family side of Bellow, virtually undiluted: a 60-year-old South Chicago businessman reacts ... View more info

Every once in a while you find a book that is so perfect and so beautiful it leaves you with that contented feeling that everything is calm and right with the world. Land O' Goshen leaves you with a warm and fuzzy euphoric high. This is the story of a boy, Buddy, his mysterious companion, Sack, and his new girlfriend, Cissy. The boy and the girl meet during a brutal religious war, fall in love in the midst of nature's grandeur, and literally hurtle across the Alabama la... View more info

Signed limited 1st edition. Near fine in a near fine slipcase Set in Mississippi in the 40s, shy young Willie Morris lives with his parents, and when his only friend goes off to war, he's left alone. His father, who lost a leg fighting in the Spanish Civil War, is withdrawn, so his mother buys him a dog and his life is transformed, not only is the dog his best friend but, through him, Willie can make friends and learn about life. Adapted to the screen in 2000, with Kevin... View more info

# 727 Paperback. Great example of genre cover art. pulp cover art. A leading government consultant on Civil Defense, Philip Wylie spins suspense out of an atomic plot against the United States! View more info

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